Read 30 books in 2007

The last book I read for this goal was The Freedom Writers Diary. It was a good book, and it makes me want to see the movie (again). Anyway, it looks like I should set a more ambitious goal next year. =/

Diary by Chuck Palahniuk. This seemed really slow in the beginning, and it took me a long time to get interested. The whole climax/everything making sense moment characteristic of Palahniuk’s books seemed way overdue, and it could’ve come much sooner…I did like it better than Lullaby, though.

I don’t remember the exact title, but it was something along the lines of “Runner’s World Complete Guide to Running”. I found it not only helpful, but a bit inspiring, if that doesn’t sound to corny: on days when I might not have gone out and ran, I read a bit of the book, and then I’d wonder to myself why I wasn’t out there jogging. I’ll probably get this book from the library again at some point and write down a few of the more helpful tips and inspiring quotes.

Night Shift by Steven King. That’s the last of the big book of King I got…I definitely liked some of the stories better than others, and some I REALLY really enjoyed…trying to remember now, I know I liked “I Am the Doorway”, and a few others. Anyway, now it’s on to a few non-fiction books and another Palahniuk…

‘Salem’s Lot, by Steven King. I’m not as fond of this as I was Carrie or The Shining, but it was still typical Steven King: mysterious, enjoyable, etc.

Stranger Than Fiction by Chuck Palahniuk. Some of the stories were obviously more interesting than others, though all of them were at least interesting. I also enjoyed the introduction.
Now onto more Steven King! =)

The Shining by Steven King. The middle was a whole lot scarrier than the ending (yeah, I know, I’m a chicken), and I thought the ending was a tad rushed. But you know. I’d read it again, and it’ll probably go on my list of favorite books. I can’t believe I haven’t read Steven King sooner! It’s also cool because I grew up in Maine, so I know where the towns he mentions are. =)

Carrie by Steven King. This will probably go on my list of favorite books. The characters were so intriguing, and it was interesting, because I knew about parts of the story beforehand (the pig blood, the telekinetic powers) but I didn’t know how they would all play out. I’ll be reading this again at some point.

The Last Unicron by Amy Grant (maybe?). It was okay, for juvenile fiction/fantasy, but it was cliche. But I’m probably being over critical. XD

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. It was an interesting book, but not as gross as my social studies teacher made it out to be last year. I didn’t particularly like how the whole Socialist thing randomly sprung up at the end of the book and there were pages and pages that rattled on about it, but I’m glad I read the book.